Beautiful Red Bell

2 oz Gin, Hendrick's
3⁄4 oz Simple syrup
3⁄4 oz Lime juice
2 sli Red Bell Pepper
5 lf Mint
Instructions

Muddle pepper and mint in shaker with lime juice, add simple syrup and gin and shake. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Pepper slice garnish.

Notes

Basil leaves make a nice garnish too.

History

Ryan Maybee created this for Manifesto in Kansas City.

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Year
2013
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Ryan Maybee
Source reference

http://www.manifestokc.com/

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5 stars
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From other users
  • One of the most interesting cocktails I've ever had! Very subtle and surprisingly delicate with the mint and bell pepper. Hendricks is tamed and lime ties it all together. — ★★★★★
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Chezerac commented on 7/15/2020:

I've had this drink at Manifesto and it was amazing. But I could have sworn it had basil instead of mint. I can clearly see on the linked menu it says mint- maybe they switched it up that night?

Poquito Picante

2 oz Gin
1⁄2 oz Triple sec, Cointreau
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
1⁄4 oz Simple syrup
7 lf Cilantro
3 sli Jalapeño (Seedless)
2 sli Cucumber (with skin)
Instructions

Gently muddle herbs and veggies with lemon juice. Add other ingredients and shake with ice. Double strain into coupe. Chili pepper garnish.

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Authenticity
Authentic recipe
Creator
OurHarvest
Source reference

https://ourharvest.com/recipes/poquito-picante/

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  • Great kick, and colour. Imagine subbing gin for tequila would work very well.
  • Great combination of flavor. Subbed some other fresh herbs I had instead of cilantro. — ★★★★★
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Bourbon Ruby

3 oz Red wine (Merlot, Cab or Pinot)
1 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1⁄2 oz Lemon juice
Instructions

Shake with ice and strain into a wine glass.

Notes

I made this up, looking for a way to bring more barrel notes to a rich Cab.

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Year
2015
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
AJ Vanderhorst
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4 stars
(2 ratings)
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Horse's Neck

2 oz Brandy (Or bourbon)
3 ds Bitters, Angostura
1 twst Lemon peel (long spiral, set in glass)
3 oz Ginger ale
Instructions

Build in an ice-filled collins glass. The lemon twist should be long and loopy. Add bourbon or brandy, top with ginger ale.

History

Pre-Prohibition

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Authenticity
Unknown
Source reference

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/horses-neck/

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Craig E commented on 11/30/2019:

Odd that this classic wasn't already in the database! Curated to add ginger ale to ingredients list.

sgls commented on 7/12/2020:

Dale De Groff's Art of the Cocktail uses 1 1/2 oz bourbon and 4 oz ginger ale, while being less specific about the amount of bitters. The book also provides instructions for making the horse's neck lemon peel.

signofthefourwinds commented on 12/06/2020:

Imbibe Magazine April 2014

Adapted from the classic by Garrett Van Vteck, The Shady Lady Saloon

 

1.5 oz Bourbon

1/2 oz giner syrup

3-4 dashes Angostura bitters

Chilled soda water

lemon peel for Garnish 

Combine the bourbon, syrup and bitters in a highball glass and stir to combine.  Fill the glass with ice and top with chilled soda.  Remove the zest rom a whole lemon in one long strip for garnish

Kentucky Corpse Reviver

3⁄4 oz Bourbon
3⁄4 oz Orange Curaçao
3⁄4 oz Lemon juice
3⁄4 oz Aromatized wine, Lillet Blanc (or Cocchi Americano)
1 spg Mint (as garnish)
Instructions

Shake until chilled and strain into coupe. Mint sprig garnish.

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Year
2012
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Peels Restaurant in NYC
Source reference

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/09/kentucky-corpse-reviver-bou…

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4 stars
(13 ratings)
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  • 1oz splits, kept curaçao (Cointreau) at 0.75oz. Added 2ds Peychauds, 1 ds Bitter Housewife orange bitters, spritz of absinthe as garnish along with mint.
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Walker Percy's Mint Julep

2 oz Bourbon ("the older the better")
1⁄2 oz Simple syrup
1 ds Nutmeg (freshly grated)
2 spg Mint
Instructions

Pour simple syrup intop julep tin, fill with crushed ice. Slip the mint sprigs (Kentucky Colonel preferred) against the side and pack the cup to the brim with ice. Fill the cup, which already appears full, with bourbon, the older the better. Grate some nutmeg over the top and settle down for "a half hour of cumulative bliss."

Notes

Borrowed from Walker Percy's essay, "Bourbon."

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Unknown
Creator
Walker Percy
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5 stars
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Mexican Christmas

1 oz Mezcal
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄2 oz Amaro Montenegro
3 ds Hellfire Bitters
Instructions

Mix over ice. Garnish with a lemon twist.o

History

Searching for a recipe that puts allspice dram in rotation.

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Unknown
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El Jefe

1 oz Tequila
1 oz Sweet vermouth
1 oz Amaro Montenegro
4 ds Chocolate bitters
Instructions

Stir all ingredients over ice and serve

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Year
2018
Authenticity
Unknown
Creator
Cherrystoner
Curator rating
Not yet rated
Average rating
4 stars
(12 ratings)
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Fall Into My Glass

1 oz Pear liqueur, St. George
1 oz Gin
1 oz Sweet vermouth
4 ds Chocolate bitters
1 Star anise
Instructions

Mix over ice and serve up. Garnish with a star anise seed.

Notes

St George Spiced Pear liqueur is a must. Easily scaled up to serve a crowd.

History

Used to pair with a Thanksgiving meal.

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Year
2019
Authenticity
Your original creation
Creator
Cherrystoner
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4 stars
(6 ratings)
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  • Chocolate bitters! Thanksgiving.
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Autumn Sunset (Haus Alpenz)

2 oz Bourbon
1⁄2 oz Sweet vermouth
1⁄2 oz Dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz Allspice Dram
1⁄4 oz Bénédictine
1 ds Orange bitters
Instructions

Stir and serve in a chilled coupe

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Authenticity
Altered recipe
Source reference

https://alpenz.com/productrecipes-allspice.html

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3.5 stars
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